Dauphin Island hosts second annual New Year's Day Polar Plunge

Video above: 'News 5 Now' — Top Stories from Jan. 1, 2026 DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (WKRG) — Hundreds of people on Dauphin Island rushed into the new year by rushing into the frigid gulf waters. "It's just kind of a refreshing testament that out with 2025, and then in with the new and 2026," event [...]